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South Asia
Peshawar School Carnage provoke crackdown on Afghan refugees
Thousands of Afghans in Pakistan have been arrested or moved from their homes of many years in the wake of December’s killing of over 100 schoolchildren in the city of Peshawar. The Afghans, the majority of whom are not registered refugees, have been targeted in a government crackdown announced immediately…
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South Asia
Your Daily Fix at A Dhaba
Tea is the most popular beverage in Pakistan. There are small restaurants which specifically serve tea only, vernacularly called ‘dhabas’. You can find dhabas of varying sizes everywhere around the country. Even while travelling by road, dhabas can be spotted on highways and suburbs. People of all ages have tea…
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South Asia
Sculpting at Hala: Glory of Sindh
Hala is a city in Pakistan known for its rich Sindhi culture and history but most of all, it is known for its beautiful handicrafts which are popular all over the country for decoration and as souvenirs, oftentimes. Once, handicrafts were a major source of income for the people of…
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South Asia
Storytelling in Korean and Sindhi Folktales
Folk tales may be specific to a region but they have a certain universality to them. The old myths and folktales of various cultures seem to have a format. Like a screenwriter formats a screenplay or a designer outlines an illustration, similarly, the folktales have a definite format to which…
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East Asia
The Rise of Asian Middle Powers
Their Formation, Development, and the Future of Asia “Much have been said and written about the ‘rise’ of Asia, very little about Asia’s contribution to global governance,” says the Indian-born scholar Amitav Acharya in his 2011 publication. Not only do major powers of China, Japan and India, but also do…
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South Asia
Sleeping in the house of holy
The famous mosque built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan in 1640s stands to this day. As much as it functions as a tourist spot for many around the country as well as foreigners, it also fulfills the purpose of being the ‘House of God’. Prayers are regularly offered and citizens of…
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South Asia
[Exclusive Report] Environmental Disaster in world’s 4th biggest Thar Desert: Thousands of Gugral trees dry up due to illegal extraction of resin
Like in the past, hundreds of kilograms of gum, illegally extracted from Camphora Mukal, the gum-producing trees, locally known as Gugral, by using poisonous chemical, were being transported in vehicles to Karachi this year too, as the conservators of forests and wildlife in Nagarparkar area of Tharparkar district of Sindh…
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East Asia
International Conference discuss Korea in Eurasian Civilization
“In the fast changing global order, research on peace initiatives and happiness is important for Eurasia,” says Northeast Asian History Foundation (NAHF) President Kim Hak-jun (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Asia Journalist Association) at a conference entitled ‘Eurasian Civilization and the Silk Road” held at the Seoul…
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South Asia
Pakistan mourns massacre of 132 school children
The day began like any other morning in Pakistan’s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar; students pored over their books; teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures; and in an instant, the peace was shattered by gunfire, with bodies strewn across the school’s corridors and the…
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South Asia
[AJA Statement] Pakistan Massacre committed by Taliban
No oceans of ink are equal to the blood drops of a human being. But we have to continue writing against the enemies of mankind, the killers of innocence, and the cruel face of terror; named Taliban. The Pakistani Taliban, killed 141 people, including 132 children, in an army run…
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